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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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FOLIC-ACID

Chemical ID
FOLICACID
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=100 (ipr mus)
RDA=400-800 ug/day Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antianemic 5-20 mg/man/day *
Anticervicaldysplasic 8-30 mg/wmn/day/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticheilitic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 400 ug/man/day *
Antidementia 10-20 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 800 ug/day *
Antigingivitic 2-5 mg/day/man Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiglossitic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antigout 10-40 mg/day *
Antiinfertility Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimetaplastic 10 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimyelotoxic 5 mg/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
Antineuropathic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontal 1 mg day *
Antiplaque Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipolyp (preventive) *
Antipsychotic Martindale's 29th
AntiSpina-Bifida Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cancer-Preventive *
Hematopoietic Merck 11th Edition
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Achillea millefolium Leaf Wealth of India.
Aloe vera Leaf 27.0 200.0 1.0 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Angelica sinensis Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Astragalus membranaceus Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Avena sativa Seed 0.0 0.8 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 0.1 -1.0 Wealth of India.
Citrullus lanatus Fruit 0.3 -1.0 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Hordeum vulgare Seed 0.0 1.5 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Juglans regia Seed 1.0 2.0 -0.4 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Lens culinaris Seed 1070.0 2.8 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Medicago sativa Plant *
Menyanthes trifoliata Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Panax ginseng Root *
Panax quinquefolius Plant 0.0 68.0 1.4 *
Persea americana Fruit 0.3 2.4 -0.4 *
Prunus dulcis Seed 0.5 -0.4 *
Sesamum indicum Seed 0.2 -0.4 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Solanum tuberosum Tuber 0.1 *
Spinacia oleracea Plant 1.2 15.0 -0.5 *
Trigonella foenum-graecum Plant 1.0 -0.9 Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.